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Irelands SOPA

thesraid — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:44:23 +0000

A screen grab from the Irish TD (Seán Sherlock) who is about to pass a law that can cause any website that has copyrighted content, or even a link to copyrighted info, to be shut down. However using the new law his own site should be shut down for violating copyright. These guy have no idea what they are doing.

If you are in Ireland email your local TD or even if you are not you can sign the online petition

http://stopsopaireland.com/

Ireland – Home Sweet home

thesraid — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:56:15 +0000

……… The only place where……..
• If you die from alcohol poisoning, you’re considered a lightweight,
• ‘Fuck off’ means ‘Are you serious?’ … …
• The person that you insult most is probably your best friend,
• Saying ‘I will yea’ means that you definitely won’t,
• “Fuck it, its grand’ means that you couldn’t be bothered finish it properly,
• ‘He’s fond of a drink’ means he suffers from severe life-threatening alcoholism,
• Saying you’re going for a drink means you might not be seen again for 3 days,
• Crisps are called ‘Taytos’ and fizzy drinks are called ‘minerals’,
• ‘For the craic’ is the best reason for doing anything,
• The best cure for a hangover is more drink,
• Nobody can go a day without saying ‘Jaysus’,
• ‘Meeting’ has a double meaning,
• Tea is the solution to every problem,
• And water is the solution to every GAA injury,
• “I got stuck behind a tractor’ is a perfectly valid reason for being late,
• We eat Tayto sambos for lunch, and ham sandwiches on the way to Croke Park,
• You can insert the name of a gardening tool into any sentence and it still makes sense, e.g. ‘I had a rake of drink last night’ or “I’ll be out in a minute, I’m just shoveling down the dinner’,
• GAA is considered religion,
• Its perfectly acceptable to call your mother ‘mammy’ even though you are a fully grown adult,
• Saying ‘Now we’re sucking diesel’ means that you are happy with the outcome of the situation,
• Drinking ‘tae’ is everyone’s favourite past time,
• You’re scared of the wooden spoon,
• The word ‘like’ goes in every sentence,
• You can say “Any craic?’ to a garda and you won’t get arrested,
• ‘The dogs’ bollocks’ means something brilliant

Éirí Amach na Cásca

thesraid — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 10:46:18 +0000

Happy Easter Sunday. On this day in 1916 Irish Volunteers rose up against The Crown.

Driving in Ireland

thesraid — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:30:56 +0000

When I move to Canada I think I’ll miss driving on Irish Roads in the Spring.

What the Irish Bank Bailout Money could Fund

thesraid — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:09:44 +0000

I hear today that the Irish Banks now require over €70 billion of Irish Tax payers money to pay of their gambling debts. How nice of their buddies the politicians to volunteer my money to pay it. Maybe I’m wrong but I thought Irish banks were private companies. Why are they getting public money? Another private business would simply fold.

The first 2 minutes of this video sums up really well what else we could be doing with that money. Including sending half a million Irish people into Space. I know my girlfriend would love that.

This is why I’m moving to Canada next month. I’d rather pay tax in a country where my money goes to universal healthcare.

Paddys Day 2011

thesraid — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:57:50 +0000

Went out for drinks with a few people for the St. Patrick’s Festival in Cork. My last Paddy’s in Ireland for a while. Here’s a video montage of who was there.

General Election 2011

thesraid — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:59:17 +0000

Looks like me The Dalai Lama & Gerry Adams will have to sort this place out.

The Irish Accent is the Sexiest in the World (Official)

thesraid — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:52:47 +0000

I was out in Canada this weekend for a few drinks and the accent definitely attracts attention. Little did I know that the Irish accent is officially the sexiest accent in the world.

I guess men probably find the Irish female accent sexy as well. I might have to keep an eye on Lorri when we move to Canada.

“There was a time when a Frenchman only had to order a pint of beer and women would collapse at his feet with desire. Well those days, they are, ‘ow you say, fini!

The Irish accent was yesterday voted the world’s sexiest – knocking the Gauls off the top spot they’ve held for decades.

Men with an Emerald Isle brogue, as promoted by stars like Colin Farrell and James Nesbitt, came top in a poll of 5,000 women worldwide.”

Original Article

More Icelandic Bankers Arrested

thesraid — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:42:45 +0000

Why aren’t we doing this?

“Iceland’s special prosecutor into the banking crisis has confirmed that raids have taken place today and that arrests have been made. The Central Bank of Iceland is among the institutions under investigation.

Special Prosecutor, Olafur Thor Hauksson told Visir.is that house searches are taking place in at least three places today as part of investigations into the central bank, MP Bank and Straumur Bank.”

DUP website hacked and translated into Irish

thesraid — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:16:42 +0000

This is funny. The hard-line loyalist party founded by Ian Paisley was hacked recently by “Hector O’Hackatdawn” and translated into Irish. On one, Peter Robinson was shown introducing himself in the language.

“Is mise Peadar Robinson agus tugaim tacaíocht don Acht na Gaelige” is translated as “I am Peter Robinson and I support an Irish Language Act”.

My favourite DUP story was during the last election in the North. They used a stock photo that they got off the internet for their billboard ads asking people to vote for them instead of the Conservative Unionist Party. The Conservative party realised this and got a different picture of the same woman and used it for their ads with the line “Actually…on second thought…”. Classic!